Lavrov warns of negative consequences in case of new attacks on Iran

(Patria) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned in an interview with Al Arabiya television channel that new attacks on Iran would have negative consequences for the international community.

"The consequences would be negative," Lavrov emphasized.

"Strikes on Iran have already occurred in the past, targeting nuclear facilities under IAEA supervision," TASS reported.

Lavrov noted that American and Israeli attacks on Iran in June 2025 not only undermined the authority of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), but also "posed real risks of a nuclear incident".

"The situation is currently more or less stable, judging by the data from our Iranian colleagues," he added.

"However, attacks on nuclear facilities have forced the Iranians to think about the physical protection of nuclear materials, which, I repeat, are under IAEA control and cannot be 'touched'."

According to Lavrov, with such actions, the United States and Israel not only created physical risks but also "undermined the authority of the IAEA and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons," which, according to repeated statements by official Tehran, is "binding".

Lavrov said that after the signing of the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), the IAEA's control over Iran's activities was "unprecedented," but Tehran "was never found to be in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or its guarantee agreement with the IAEA".

"All risks and political tensions emerged after the United States withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, three years after it came into effect," he said.